HE IS JUST SO CUTE. HE JUST MAKES YOU SMILE, RIGHT? AND HIS STORY MIGHT MAKE YOU TEAR UP JUST A BIT. THAT 5-YEAR-OLD IS BRAVE AND STRONG BEYOND HIS YEARS. HE BEAT THE ODDS AND BEAT CANCER. JULIE BROUGHTON INTRODUCES US TO JOSHUA AND HOW HIS BRAVERY IS HELPING OTHER FAMILIES FIGHT FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES. ARE YOU PRACTICING TO BE A NEWS REPORTER? TO SAY THAT 5-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA CHAMBERS TOOK OVER CITY HALL -- I WANT TO PUT A PIE IN YOUR FACE IN SEPTEMBER. BUDDY DYER READ JOSHUA A PROCLAMATION IN HIS HONOR. SEPTEMBER IS CHILD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN HONOR OF JOSHUA. JOSHUA BATTLED LEUKEMIA FOR MONTHS IN 2013. TESTS NOW SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE SAYS HIS FATHER. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF KINDERGARTEN WOULD COME OR A FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WOULD BE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO PLAY T-BALL, BUT FOR US, THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE A YEAR AGO, THEY WEREN'T GUARANTEED. HE'LL CONTINUE MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS AND YOU WOULDN'T EVER KNOW BY CHECKING OUT HIS SKILLS ON THE MIC HE HAD CHEMO LAST SEPTEMBER? IT'S LIKE HEY, LEUKEMIA, GET OUT OF HERE! THE CHAMBERS IS FIGHTING PEDIATRIC CANCER THROUGH THE BE BRAVE FOUNDATION. IN JUST THREE MONTHS, BE BRAVE HAS SUPPORTED 20 FAMILIES WITH $10,000. NOW THEY WANT YOU TO TAKE A PIE IN THE FACE WITH THE WHIPPING CHILDHOOD CANCER CHALLENGE. IT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER ADVOCATES WORKING TOGETHER IN ONE VOICE TO MAKE SURE THIS COUNTRY HERE'S US, THAT OUR CHILDREN MATTER AND 46 KIDS A DAY IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR US. I TOLD JOSHUA I WOULD BE ONE OF HIS PIE VICTIMS. NOTHING REALLY STICKY PREFERABLY. THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE. EVERY DAY 46 KIDS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND SEVEN KIDS DIE FROM CANCER DAILY. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE CHALLENGE, THEY ASK YOU TO DONATE $7 TO ANY PEDIATRIC CANCER CHARITY. TAG SEVEN FRIENDS AND COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE IN 46 HOURS. THE ORLANDO CITY SOCCER TEAM HAS ALSO ACCEPTED JOSHUA'S CHALLENGE. WE PUT A LINK ON CLICKORLANDO.COM FOR YOU. CLICK ON THE SEEN ON 6 AND YOU'LL FIND IT UNDER TUESDAY'S STORIES. OH, MY GOODNESS. I HAVE A FEELING THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PIE FACES FOR LITTLE JOSHUA. THE FACEBOOK FAN PAGE HAS 13,000 LIKES FOR THIS. I THINK WE'LL BE SEEING A LOT OF THAT. I CERTAINLY HOPE SO. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE LITTLE BOY. YES, AWESOME.

ORLANDO, Fla. -

One Central Florida 5-year-old is brave and strong beyond his years.

Joshua Chambers beat cancer and Tuesday, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer made a special proclamation for Joshua.

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Dyer proclaimed Childhood Awareness Month in the city of Orlando in Joshua's honor.

Joshua and his family started the Be Brave Foundation, which offers financial assistance to other families with children with pediatric cancer.

And Joshua's response to Dyer's proclamation?

"I want to smash a pie in your face!" he said.

The pie-smashing is a part of the Whipping Childhood Cancer campaign. According to Joshua's dad, Jeremy, the idea is to record yourself getting pied in the face.

The group asks participants to donate $7 to any pediatric cancer charity, and tag seven of your friends, who are asked to complete the challenge within 46 hours of being nominated.

Chambers says the numbers seven and 46 are significant: Seven in the U.S. die each day from cancer. Forty-six kids daily are diagnosed with cancer.

"It's about the community of childhood cancer coming together to make sure this country hears us," Chambers said. "Forty-six kids a day is too much. Our kids matter."

Dyer accepted Joshua's challenge, and Chambers tells Local 6 the Orlando City Soccer players have also agreed to take a pie in the face.

To learn more about the challenge, visit www.whippingchildhoodcancer.com.

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